UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Big Baldy, Southwest Shoulder

Observer Name
Toby
Observation Date
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Region
Logan » Providence Canyon » Big Baldy » Big Baldy, Southwest Shoulder
Location Name or Route
Big Baldy, Southwest Shoulder
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
4.5'
Width
200'
Vertical
700'
Comments

Dimensions are estimates as viewed from below in Cache Valley.... Solar warming likely had something to do with this scary midday natural release...... From a distance it appears to have stepped down into deeply buried January weak layers......

Still unsure about the timing of this... First seen and reported on 3-13-2011.

Comments

From John Hubbard 3-13-2011:

Off the summit of Big Baldy, Providence Canyon, UT Off the ridge leading SW from 8800 ft noticed that off the SW shoulder -looking out toward the NW - avalanched pretty well yesterday (3-12-2011) = no photo to offer but i can see it well from the house- ca. 300 S 300 N Providence. fell several hundred feet i think. i can't estimate the break but it is visible from miles away. been watching this hill for 22 yr and i cannot recall seeing this area avalanche- looks like the cornice (that usually forms) fell (because of the higher than usual snowpack)- set it off

From Mark Fels 3-14-2011:

I was up on big baldy on Saturday 12th, went up the northern ridge looking at that exact slope from the north side
at about 2:30 pm. No sign of slide.
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